"balsa" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbalsa/, [ˈbal.sa] Forms: balsas [plural]
Rhymes: -alsa Etymology: From Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{der|es|qsb-ibe}} Paleo-Hispanic, {{der|es|eu}} Basque [Term?], {{der|es|xib}} Iberian [Term?] Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} balsa f (plural balsas)
  1. puddle, pool, pond Tags: feminine Synonyms: charco
    Sense id: en-balsa-es-noun-cOXe8dlI Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 21 39 38 2
  2. raft Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Watercraft Categories (lifeform): Trees
    Sense id: en-balsa-es-noun-dqNQct9y Disambiguation of Watercraft: 8 53 38 1 Disambiguation of Trees: 21 37 26 16 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 21 39 38 2
  3. ferry Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-balsa-es-noun-6Qh9CyDY Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 21 39 38 2
  4. balsa (tree) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-balsa-es-noun-7zhFDLK-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: balsa de aceite, balsa salvavidas, balsero, embalsar, zorro de balsa

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "balsa de aceite"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "balsa salvavidas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "balsero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "embalsar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: balsa",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: balsa"
    },
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            "2": "balsa",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: balsa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: balsa"
    }
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      "args": {
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        "2": "eu"
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      "expansion": "Basque [Term?]",
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    "bal‧sa"
  ],
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          "name": "Watercraft",
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            "Vehicles",
            "Transport",
            "Machines",
            "All topics",
            "Technology",
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        "balsa (tree)"
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          "balsa",
          "balsa#English"
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        "feminine"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbalsa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbal.sa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alsa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balsa"
}
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    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Basque",
    "Spanish terms derived from Iberian",
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    },
    {
      "word": "balsa salvavidas"
    },
    {
      "word": "balsero"
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    {
      "word": "embalsar"
    },
    {
      "word": "zorro de balsa"
    }
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      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: balsa"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "balsa",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: balsa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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    }
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "hyphenation": [
    "bal‧sa"
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "puddle, pool, pond"
      ],
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          "puddle",
          "puddle"
        ],
        [
          "pool",
          "pool"
        ],
        [
          "pond",
          "pond"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "charco"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "raft"
      ],
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        [
          "raft",
          "raft"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "ferry"
      ],
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        [
          "ferry",
          "ferry"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "balsa (tree)"
      ],
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          "balsa",
          "balsa#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbal.sa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alsa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balsa"
}

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